57 m. ago Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

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76 m. ago What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too

An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.

Economics

2 h. ago Trump grants interview to The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg after Signal chat bombshell

After years of bashing Jeffrey Goldberg for his coverage of his administration, President Donald Trump said he will sit down with the editor of "The Atlantic."

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2 h. ago OpenAI wants its ‘open’ AI model to call models in the cloud for help

For the first time in roughly five years, OpenAI is gearing up to release an AI system that’s truly “open,” meaning it’ll be available for download at no cost and not gated behind an API. TechCrunch reported on Wednesday that OpenAI is aiming for an early summer launch, and targeting performance superior to open models […]

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2 h. ago You’re invited to a fireside chat with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC

We’re thrilled to announce that Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder and CEO of Aetherflux, will be joining us for a rare, intimate fireside chat as part of TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening series on June 18 on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. As with all of our StrictlyVC evenings, the event will feature just […]

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3 h. ago Within six years, building the leading AI data center may cost $200B

Data centers to train and run AI may soon contain millions of chips, cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and require power equivalent to a large city’s electricity grid, if the current trends hold. That’s according to a new study from researchers at Georgetown, Epoch AI, and Rand, which looked at the growth trajectory of […]

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5 h. ago Hegseth faces latest battle defending his defense secretary post at the Pentagon

Controversy has plagued Hegseth since Trump first nominated him to serve as the Secretary of Defense — from sexual assault allegations, to two Signal chat debacles.

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5 h. ago Office loan delinquencies hit new high; San Francisco hotel deal downgraded; Shopping centers find buyers

Office loan delinquencies hit new high; San Francisco hotel deal downgraded; Shopping centers find buyers  CoStar

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5 h. ago Trump announces he'll be interviewed by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg

President Donald Trump will be interviewed by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg on Thursday. Goldberg was the journalist included on a private Signal chat of top Trump officials last month.

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5 h. ago Trump admin live updates: Trump to meet with 'Atlantic' editor invited to Signal chat

President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that he was going to meet with "The Atlantic" editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg on Thursday.

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6 h. ago Saying ‘Thank You’ to Chat GPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

Economics

7 h. ago United States (USA) Control Valve Market worth $2.30 billion by 2029

United States (USA) Control Valve Market worth $2.30 billion by 2029 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™  Yahoo Finance

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10 h. ago Lidl Scares Costco and Target in the United States with Its Latest Announcement

Lidl Scares Costco and Target in the United States with Its Latest Announcement  EDATV News

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18 h. ago Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming

Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming  The Washington Post

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24 h. ago Seattle mayor proposes $1.3B education levy, doubling costs for homeowners

Seattle mayor proposes $1.3B education levy, doubling costs for homeowners  The Center Square

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24 h. ago News | Food distributor buys new Los Angeles warehouse for cold storage

News | Food distributor buys new Los Angeles warehouse for cold storage  CoStar

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24 h. ago News | San Francisco pushes forward with another move to encourage office conversions

News | San Francisco pushes forward with another move to encourage office conversions  CoStar

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24 h. ago Costco rolls out viral sweet treat that debuted at Coachella

Costco rolls out viral sweet treat that debuted at Coachella  SFGATE

Politics

25 h. ago Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin

The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.

Politics

26 h. ago Here are the 19 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “megaround,” and seven companies raised rounds $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? […]

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